Improved spittoon-footstool



w. @anni CHARLES. MARCHER,

OF NEW* YORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 91,356, dated June 15, 1869.

IMPROVED SPITTOON-FOOTSTOOL.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all fit whom may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES MARCHER, of New \York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in `Spitt-on-Footstoo-ls; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichlwill enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates' to a new and useful improvement in footstools which are made to enclose a spittoon; and consists iu tl'e arrangement of the coverelevating and holding springs, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The accom pan yin g drawing represents a vertical central section of a spittoon-footstool constructed according to my invention.

A is the body of the stool, which is made of any shape or size, with a recess, or chamber, B, for containing the spittoon.

C is the spitt-oon.

D is the top, which is hinged to A, as seen at e.

F is a spring, which is attached to the top D, and passes down through lthe chamber B vertically, with its lower end attached to the end of the lever G. rlhis spring is confined to the side of the chamber B bythe strap h, so that, although it is curved, its elasticity allows it to pass down vertically with a tendency to throw the top back when it is raised.

The fulcrum of the lever G is at 'i on the hanger j.

k is a spring, which serves to hold the long end of the lever up, and to keep the top closed when the spittoon is not in use.

m is a steady-piu in the top, and n is a hole in the body A, for` keeping the top steady and in place when closed.

"o is a stop-pin for limiting the rise of the lever G.

It will be seen, that by pressing on the lever G, as indicated in the drawing, the top D will be thrown up, as seen. \Vhen the pressure on the lever ceases, the cover or top will close by its own gravity, aided by the spring k. By this arrangement the objectionable spittoon may be admitted to the sitting-room and the parlor without affecting the nerves of the tidy housewife.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The bent spring F, arranged and operating as described, for the purpose specified.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 13th day of April, 1869.

Vitnesses: Y CHARLES MAROHER.

FRANK BLOCKLEY, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

